The story
- Latin · derived frompatrōnus“protector; patron”
- Middle Dutch · derived frompatroon
- Dutch · borrowed frompatroon“patron saint; boss”
- English todaypatroon
Borrowed from Dutch patroon (“patron saint; boss”), from Middle Dutch patroon, from Latin patrōnus (“protector; patron”). Doublet of padrone, patron, Patronus, and pattern.
Words from the same roots
Latinpatrōnus all →
patronpatronesspatronuspadrone
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.